New book: Ichthyofauna of the Prut River (within the territorial limits of the Republic of Moldova)

The book  „Ichthyofauna of the Prut River (within the territorial limits of the Republic of Moldova) ”, authors – Bulat Denis, Şaptefrați Nicolae, Usatăi Marin, Bulat Dumitru, presents the results of scientific research and ichthyological observations in the macroecosystem of the Prut River under the conditions of the intensification of the anthropogenic factor. 

It was found that the ichthyofauna of the Prut river ecosystems is to the greatest extent influenced by habitat fragmentation, overfishing, biocontamination with alien species and the effect of climate changes. From the point of view of ecological succession, the „artificial” increase of the richness of species, due to the active processes of secondary self-expansion and anthropochoric translocation, was found. 

The obtained results considerably expand the knowledge about the ichthyofaunal diversity and the state of the fish populations in the constituent ecosystems of the Prut river (territorial limits of the Republic of Moldova).

Dr.hab. Bulat Dumitru